The real reason why Hekia quit suddenly?
The tip line has been running hot as to the real reasons behind Hekia Parata’s sudden decision to stand down from Parliament at the next election.
Deconstructing Headlines
Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
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The horror of Clinton winning vs the horror of Trump winning – voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil
The bizarre gladiatorial orgy of gross absurdity between Clinton and Trump will damage the American psyche in a way I don’t think it can return from. Either candidate will inherit a White House that is smeared with lies and bitter resentment.
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We can build more private prisons but we can’t build homes for the poor – this is Key’s NZ
We can build private prisons, but we can’t build houses for the homeless. We can’t build affordable housing but we can build tax havens. We can give away billions in tax cuts but we can’t fund suicide prevent programs properly.
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New stats show NZ is the Youth suicide capital of the world – where is the reaction?
A nation that kills itself with the passion ours does is a damaged culture demanding immediate recognition and action now. The denial is beneath us and those who tragically take their own lives.
Imagine if we took that $1.8billion ‘surplus’ and reinvested it into Suicide prevention?
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Can we at least acknowledge the $15m to ‘fight’ P using the proceeds of crime is part of the problem?
One of the most interesting things about the last 8 years in NZ has been the dumping of rational and empirical evidence based social policy. We don’t implement policy based on facts now, we implement ideologically extreme brain farts.
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Dear NZ – You can’t have doctors AND tax cuts
So Junior Doctors are on strike because of their insane work loads while at the same time Bill English manufactures a $1.8billion surplus by cutting back on the social infrastructure so the richest amongst us can get tax cuts.
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Greens do massive U-turn on immigration – and why they are right to do so
The only winners here are the greedy exploitative bosses and a Government needing cheap immigration to keep the economy afloat.
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Can we please have a service for Helen Kelly in Auckland as well?
Many Auckland’s and many NZers from around the Auckland region would love to be able to pay their respects.
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Peter Dunne and the National Party should hang their heads in shame!
That Helen had to become a criminal to gain the cannabis she so desperately needed to ease the pain of the last 20 months of her life is a national disgrace.
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$1.8 billion dollar surplus? What $1.8billion dollar surplus?
And how do we have this surplus then?